Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Def Jam, Hip-Hop's Greatest Label, With the Two-CD Compilation DJ Bring That Back and DVD VJ Bring That Video Back

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Def Jam, Hip-Hop's Greatest Label, With the Two-CD Compilation DJ Bring That Back and DVD VJ Bring That Video Back

Collections Feature Rihanna, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Dru Hill, Slick Rick, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Public Enemy, Montell Jordan, DMX, Ludacris, Kanye West, Method Man, Warren G, Kelly Price And More

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Def Jam Recordings has defined rap and hip-hop since its founding in 1984. Now, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the greatest urban music label in history, the two-CD set Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back and the DVD Def Jam 25: VJ Bring That Video Back, now available through Def Jam/UMe, provide the essential overview in sound and on video of the label that broke new ground and set the trends that changed pop culture.

Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back brings together 25 classic tracks spanning the 25 years of Def Jam by presenting the tracks in reverse chronological order, from 2008's triple platinum #1-charting "Disturbia" from Rihanna and The-Dream's Top 5 R&B/Hip-Hop "I Luv Your Girl" back to LL Cool J's debut, "I Need A Beat," issued on Def Jam 12" 001 in 1984. Also heard from the 2000s are Rick Ross with the Top 10 Rap "Hustlin'," Young Jeezy's "Go Crazy," Kanye West's gold #2 R&B/#3 Rap "Jesus Walks," Ludacris with the #6 Pop/#2 R&B/#3 Rap "Splash Waterfalls," Ashanti's #1 Pop/#1 R&B/#4 Rap "Foolish," Ja Rule featuring Vita with the #8 Pop/#2 R&B "Put It On Me" and Musiq with the Top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop "Just Friends (Sunny)."

From the '90s are DMX's "What's My Name" (Top 10 Rap), Jay-Z featuring Jermaine Dupri with "Money Ain't A Thang" (Top 10 R&B), Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill with "Big Bad Mama" (#5 R&B/#9 Rap), Redman featuring Method Man with "Whateva Man" (#3 Rap), Montell Jordan's platinum "This Is How We Do It" (#1 Pop/#1 R&B), Method Man's "Bring The Pain" (#4 Rap), Onyx with the platinum "Slam" (#4 Pop/#1 Rap), Boss featuring Papa Juggy with "Deeper" (#1 Rap), Nice & Smooth with "Hip Hop Junkies," Public Enemy's "911 Is A Joke" (#1 Rap) and 3rd Bass with the gold "Pop Goes The Weasel" (#1 Pop).

The '80s contributions are Slick Rick's "Children's Story" (#5 R&B/#2 Rap), Oran "Juice" Jones' gold "The Rain" (#9 Pop) and LL Cool J's "I Can't Live Without My Radio" and "I Need Love" (#1 R&B).

Def Jam 25: VJ Bring That Video Back collects 20 slammin' and soulful videos from 1986-2009. Among the biggest hits are Rihanna's triple platinum #1 Pop "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, Ne-Yo's platinum #1 Pop "So Sick," Dru Hill's platinum #4 Pop/#1 R&B "In My Bed," Redman & Method Man's gold Top 10 R&B/#2 Rap "How High" and LL Cool J's gold "Goin' Back To Cali." LL is also seen with the #4 Pop/#1 R&B/#2 Rap "Luv You Better."

Also representin' are Warren G (#4 Rap "Smokin' Me Out" featuring Ronald Isley), Kelly Price & Friends ("Love Sets You Free"), Case (#4 Pop/#1 R&B "Missing You"), N.O.R.E. (#10 Pop/#3 Rap "Nothin'"), Ludacris (Top 10 R&B/#5 Rap "Southern Hospitality" featuring Pharrell), Onyx ("Throw Ya Gunz") and Young Jeezy ("My President" featuring Nas). Shown too are videos for songs on DJ Bring That Back 2008-1984: "The Rain," "Children's Story," "This Is How We Do It," "Foolish" and "Jesus Walks." And finally, Chrisette Michele's "If I Have My Way" and Karina's "16 @ War" show the way to the future of Def Jam.

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Source: Universal Music Enterprises

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Rebecca Posford, +1-310-865-9804, rebecca.posford@umusic.com, both of UME

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